Information literacy: basic courses
website: http://www.ub.uni-konstanz.de/bibprogrammtext.pdf (in German)
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Typology: academic library initiative - courses for university students

Institution:
The University of Constance Library
Konstanz

Address:
The University of Constance Library
Universitδtsstr. 10
D-78464 Konstanz
Postal address:
D-78457 Konstanz

Contact persons:
GENERAL COURSES
Kerstin Keiper
Tel.:07531 / 88- 2871
Christine Meyer
Tel.:07531 / 88- 2871 / 2831
Edgar Fixl
Tel.:07531 / 88- 2871
Sieglinde Diedrich
Tel.:07531 / 88- 2871
Ralph Hafner
Tel.:07531 / 88- 2836
Birgitta Godt

Subject-oriented courses
Peter ChristophWagner
Tel. 88-2849
Uwe Jochum
Tel. 88-2842
Johanna Dammeier
Tel. 88-2804
Werner Allweiss
Tel. 88-2839
Gudrun Schwarz
Tel. 88-2845
Ralph Hafner
Tel. 88-2836
Oliver Kohl-Frey
Tel. 88-2835
Karlheinz Pappenberger
Tel. 88-2844

Information literacy: basic courses
Level: basic
Target group: university students

General courses
·        Library tours: how does the University Library work? - 1 hour
·        Library catalogues - 1 and half hours
·        Well searched is half studied - 1 hour
·        Online catalogues and databases - 1 and half hours
·        Search strategies on the Internet - 1 and half hours
·        Introduction to the literature management program Bibliographix - 1 hour
·        Introduction to the video editing - 2 hours
·        Information handling (key qualification) - 3 ECTS each
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       basic course - 2 and half hours
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       compact course for advancers - 2 and half hours

Subject-oriented courses
       Ancient History (2 hours)
      How to use the databases for Ancient History, with practical exercises.

       Anglistics, Germanistics (2 hours) – 6 ECTS

       Chemistry /Life Sciences (1 and half hours) – 1 ECTS
       
·        Information literacy for Chemistry students in the 5th semester (1 SWS) - elective compulsory course
                How to use scientific information resources and media
       
·        Information literacy for Life Sciences students in the 5th semester - compact course  

       History (1 and half hours) – 3 ECTS 

       Law (1 and half hours)
User counselling – Information literacy for Law students
·     Literature searching for jurists
How to search for literature in the local catalogues (KOALA); for articles using printed indexes, databases and www; for full texts using databases and www.
·      Law databases 1
Introduction to the technique of searching databases; German tribunal decisions on CD-Rom and online.
·      Law databases 2
Databases of law articles; evidence of statutory provisions; other special databases for law
·      How do I find German laws?
·      How do I find decrees of German court of law?
·      European legislation
·      Introduction to Westlaw
Individual introductions to Westlaw databases are provided if required. 

       Media sciences (2 hours)
·       Library tour for media sciences students
Where the books are located, how they are organised and how you can access to them; thematic/systematic search in the local catalogue; introduction to the relevant databases.
·       Introduction to the video editing  

       Political and Administration Science (about 2 hours)
Information literacy for Political and Administration Science students
Scientific information for Political and Administration Science: introduction to literature searching in Political and Administration Science 

       Psychology (1 and half hours)
Information literacy for Psychology students
Subject databases PsycInfo and Psyndex, search strategies and useful tipps. 

       Romanistics (2 hours)
Library tour for Romanistics students
Where the books are located, how they are organised and how you can access to them; thematic/systematic search in the local catalogue; introduction to the relevant databases.  

       Slavonic studies (2 hours)
Library tour for Slavonic studies students
Where the books are located, how they are organised and how you can access to them; thematic/systematic search in the local catalogue; introduction to the relevant databases.  

       Sociology (1 and half hours)
Introduction to library for sociologists - for students during the first semester  

       Sport science (2 hours)
Within the introduction to library use for Sport Science students, introduction to the database Spolit 

       Linguistics (2 hours)
Information literacy for Linguistics students
How to find relevant information; how to competently and effectively search.

       Economics (2 hours)
Information literacy for Economics students


Keywords
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information literacy – IL courses for university students – library instruction – information searches – search strategies – information handling – IL subject oriented courses – Ancient History – History – Anglistics – Germanistics – Chemistry – Life Sciences –Law – Media Sciences - Political Science – Administration Science – Psychology – Romanistics – Slavonic studies – Sociology – Sport Science – Linguistics - Economics

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